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MMusin Research
ElenaVorotko Itistrulyprecioustohavearemarkable
‘TenyearsafterIfirstcametothe playingcollectionofforte-pianosatthe
Composition Degrees
Academyforpianolessons,I’mstudying Academy.Withtheseinstrumentswecan
foraPhDandI’mmorethrilledthanever gazebackintimeandhearthesounds
tobeexploringtheopportunitieshere. whichinspiredthegreatcomposersof
thepast,andwhichprovokedplayersto
I’mstudyingpost-1801editionsofBach’s formthelegaciesthateverypianistof
Well-TemperedClavier.Usinginstruments todayhasinherited.Itisthemost
inthepianogallery,Iexlorehowthe exhilaratingexperiencetosharethese
inventionanddevelopmentoftheforte- discoverieswithmuseumvisitorsand
pianogreatlyinfluencedhowthismusic Academystudents.’
wasinterpreted,editedandperformed.
Introduction AlexanderCampkin(Composition) numerousworkshops,takingmusic TheAcademyofferstwo-yearMPhiland
TheMMusinCompositionisanintensive ‘DuringmyfirstyearIcomposedfor technologyclassesandstudying three-yearPhDawards.Althoughoffered
programmewithademandingschedule manydifferentensembles,including conducting.Whilstthisisallextremely undertheregulationsoftheUniversity
ofproject-work.Theaimisforthestudents acommissionfromtheAcademy’s demanding,itispossibletofindthetime ofLondon,andconcentratingprimarilyon
toconsolidatetheirtechnicalskillsandto StringOrchestra,aworkfortheBBC topursueotheractivities:Ihavebeenable academicwork,bothprogrammesensure
gatherexperienceofcomposinginaswide Singersandacollaborationwiththe toacceptanumberofcommissions,set theirdistinctivenessbybeingbasedon
arangeofprofessionalcontextsaspossible, BristolSchoolofAnimation. upaneworchestraandconductachoir. thesamepremiseasallotherAcademy
whilststimulatingthedevelopmentoftheir degrees:ofstudentsreflectingthehighest
particularcompositionalpersonalities. Formysecondyear,theAcademy TheAcademyisabuzzinghiveofenergy. possiblepracticalstandards.
Criticalreflectionisconceivedasvitaltothis commissionedmetowriteapiecein Studentsandstaffareincredibly
balanceofinternalandexternalstimuli,so associationwiththeSouthbankCentre; motivated,makingitapleasuretowork Theclosingdateforreceiptofapplications
allpostgraduatecomposersarerequired IamalsowritingfortheLondon here.Allthis,rightonthedoorstepofallthe (MPhilinthefirstinstance,withtransferto
toengageinsomekindofacademicproject- Sinfonietta,theAcademySymphony culturaleventsthatLondonhastooffer. PhDusuallytakingplaceinthesecondyear
workandareregisteredaspartofthe OrchestraandtheLeedsLiederFestival. ofstudy)is7thJanuary2009.
MMusprogramme. Inaddition,Iamenjoyingcomposingfor
MPhil/PhDTeachingDelivery
TheMMusisdesignedasatwo-year Youwillbeallocated30hoursofsupervision
programme,(220credits),withfaculty LearningOutcomes ProfessionalPortfolio peryear.Youmayapplyforafurtheryearto developmentasaperformer.Youshould toextendyourscopeandeffectivenessasa
projectsandskillsclassesbeingsetoutas Youwillhavestrengthenedand 40credits completeor‘writeup’yourportfolioor alsosubmitevidenceofyourstandardsof composer,whileofferingyouatraining
aprogressionoverthattime-span.Only refinedyourtechnicalskillsascomposers Seethepreviouspage. dissertationatareducedrate.Supervision writtenandpracticalwork,bothofwhichwill relevanttothetaskofteachingorlecturing
inexceptionalcircumstanceswoulda andlearnedhowtoadaptthemtothe hoursaredividedbetweenacademicand beconsideredattheentranceinterview. incomposition.
candidatebejudgedcapableoftakingthe challengeofwritingfordifferentresources ProjectWork practicalsupervisionasnegotiatedwiththe
programmeinoneyear. andtomeetdifferentfunctions.Youwillthus 40credits ResearchDegreesBoardandyourprincipal Assessment Entry
havelearnedtorespondconfidently AimsandObjectives supervisor.
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Writtendissertationof30–50,000 Onapplication,youwillsubmitaportfolioof
Postgraduatecomposersareexpectedto toexternaldemands,evenwhenworking Thiscredit-componentisdesignedto words(MPhil)or50–70,000words compositions.Ifyouareselectedfor
becomeinvolvedinconcertsanddifferent underpressure.Youwillalsohave encourageyoutoreflectcriticallyuponyour MPhil/PhDinPerformancePractice (PhD)plussupportingperformance interviewyouwillthenberequiredto
kindsofcollaborativework,tomakethemost developedahighdegreeofself-criticism activityascomposersandtorefineyour AimsandObjectives materialasrequiredOR provideadetailedresearchproposaloftwo
oftheAcademy’sthrivingenvironment. sothatyoucanreflectuponyour skillsinacademicandpracticalpresentation. TheresearchdegreeinPerformance
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PerformancePortfolio(lengthtobe pagesofA4outliningtheplannedcontentof
distinctivenessasacomposerinrelation Practiceisdesignedtoencourage negotiatedinrelationtotheproject)and yourportfolio(includinganyplansfor
PrincipalStudy tothepracticeofothers,andwillknow LearningOutcomes postgraduateperformerstoengagein writtencommentaryof10–20,000words collaborativework)andtheanalyticaland
Individualstudyandone-to-onelessons howbesttoworkuponandexpand your Youwillhavelearnedtoestablishresearch theacademicdisciplinesofperformance (MPhil)or15–25,000words(PhD)which criticalquestionstobeaddressedinthe
—80credits/FacultyActivity—60credits owncompositionalpersonality. aimsrelevanttoyourindividual researchatthehighestlevel.Such shouldarticulateandprovideacontextfor accompanyingwrittencomponent.
developmentasamusician,andtodraw involvementandtrainingwillhelpalready theperformance-drivenresearchquestions
AimsandObjectives CompositionPortfolio onarangeofresearchprocesses experiencedperformerstoexertan governingthesubmissionasawholeand Assessment
ThecentralcomponentoftheMMus Anumberofcompositions,asspecifiedin whichallowsuchaimstoberealizedat enhancedleadershipwithinthemusical whichshouldmakeclearthesignificance Asafinalassessment,youwillsubmit
programmeisdesignedtohelpstudents facultyrequirementsandnegotiatedwith ahighlevel.Youwillhavedevelopeda profession,andwithinhighereducation oftheperformancesbyemploying aportfolioofcompositionsofaround45
developadistinctivecompositional theHeadofDepartment. criticalawarenessofthehowyourwork institutionsspecialisinginperformance academically-appropriatelinesofenquiry. minutes(fortheawardofanMPhil)or
personalityandtoequipthemto relatestodevelopmentswithinthe study.Theprogrammeisspecifically 60minutes(forthePhD).Theportfoliois
dealeffectivelywithawiderangeof FacultyActivity professionandwithinpractice-based designedtoencouragethedevelopmentof SupportingStudies linkedtoawrittencommentaryof10–
professionaldemands. Reportsfromindividuallessonsandfrom researchand/ormusicology. newmethodologies,newinsights,andnew Researchstudentsattendandtakepart 20,000wordsforMPhil,and15–25,000
courseworkin: knowledgewithinperformanceresearch. indoctoralseminars,researchskillstraining wordsforPhDwhichshouldarticulateand
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Conducting Options andperformanceresearchevents. provideacontextforthecompositionally-
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Orchestration Oneof: Entry drivenresearchquestionsgoverningthe
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Analysis
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Dissertation Onapplicationyouwillsubmitadetailed MPhil/PhDinComposition submissionasawhole,andwhichshould
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SkillsTests(includingTake-Awaypaperand
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ConcertProject(theorganisationand researchproposalofaround2000words AimsandObjectives reflectonthecreativeprocessesinvolved
specialprojects). presentationofaconcertbuiltaround outliningtheresearchyouwishtopursue TheMPhil/PhDinCompositionisdesigned inproducingtheportfolio.
thecomposer’sownmusic). andthemethodologiesthatwouldsupport toencourageyoutopursueyourartistic
it(includingtheproposedmethodoflinking developmenttothehighestpossiblelevel SupportingStudies
academictopracticalresearchoutcomes). andtoreflectcriticallyonthesignificanceof Researchstudentsattendandtakepartin
yourcompositionalactivitythrough doctoralseminars,compositionresearch
Theproposalshouldsuggesthowyour analyticalexplorationand(where seminars,researchskillstrainingand
thesiswillcontributetothedisciplinesof appropriate)collaborativeworkina researchevents.
performanceresearchandtoyourown performanceenvironment.Suchintensive
andwide-rangingstudywillallowyou
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